Running back, San Diego State, 2013–⁠16

Donnel Pumphrey

Number
No. 19
Height
5′9″
Hometown
Las Vegas, NV
Born
Dec 6, 1994

Donnel Pumphrey played running back at San Diego State (2013–⁠16). He finished 11th in the 2016 Heisman vote. The Philadelphia Eagles took Pumphrey in round 4, No. 132 overall in the 2017 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
2,133
Rushing yards, 2016 (San Diego State, 11–⁠3)
Best game
281 yards
Vs. California, week 2, 2016: No. 1 rushing game in FBS that week
National rank
No. 1
In FBS in rushing yards, 2016
Drafted
No. 132
Round 4, 2017 NFL Draft (Philadelphia Eagles)

Career highs

281rushing yards, career highvs. California, 20164rushing touchdowns, career highvs. UNLV, 20147catches, career highvs. UNLV, 2016

Honors

Team titles: Mountain West champions, 2015 and 2016

All-America: Walter Camp 2016; Sports Illustrated 2016

Players of the year, conference and regional honors: Wikipedia’s lists (CC BY-SA), each linked from its honor.

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2013San Diego State1257526.0872
2014San Diego State2761,8676.82093
2015San Diego State3091,6535.31772
2016San Diego State3492,1336.11779
Career1,0596,4056.06293

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2013San Diego State2223410.6223
2014San Diego State231607.0031
2015San Diego State2841614.9340
2016San Diego State272318.6027
Career1001,04110.4540

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTD
2013San Diego State4630
2016San Diego State160
Career5690

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHt
2013San Diego State19RB
2014San Diego State19RB
2015San Diego State19RB
2016San Diego State19RB5′9″

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2013San Diego State1390.0853rd (n=226)0.0711.715%-0.03
2014San Diego State3110.2584th (n=253)0.1277.235%0.38
2015San Diego State3580.2075th (n=268)0.1271.238%0.14
2016San Diego State3610.2682nd (n=259)0.1392.543%0.27

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2016 San Diego State 14 games, 2,133 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 3vs.New HampshireW 31–⁠02198120441
Sep 10vs.CaliforniaW 45–⁠4029281357429
Sep 17atNorthern IllinoisW 42–⁠28232203791−3
Oct 1atSouth AlabamaL 24–⁠422515113627
Oct 8vs.UNLVW 26–⁠731141115757
Oct 14atFresno StateW 17–⁠338220222––
Oct 21vs.San José StateW 42–⁠324135227214
Oct 28atUtah StateW 40–⁠1332223044––
Nov 5vs.Hawai’iW 55–⁠021112025––
Nov 12atNevadaW 46–⁠1626198142––
Nov 19atWyomingL 33–⁠341776024552
Nov 26vs.Colorado StateL 31–⁠63185311118
Dec 3atWyomingW 27–⁠2425110123––
Dec 17 ✦vs.HoustonW 34–⁠1019115132126
2015 San Diego State 14 games, 1,653 rushing yards, 17 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Sep 5vs.San DiegoW 37–⁠31962114214
Sep 12atCaliforniaL 7–⁠352185021223
Sep 19vs.South AlabamaL 27–⁠3428102121555
Sep 26atPenn StateL 21–⁠371856118553
Oct 3vs.Fresno StateW 21–⁠723124133––
Oct 10atHawai’iW 28–⁠1430148334249
Oct 17atSan José StateW 30–⁠720152120355
Oct 23vs.Utah StateW 48–⁠1423181262––
Oct 31atColorado StateW 41–⁠1720121264247
Nov 14vs.WyomingW 38–⁠329140028329
Nov 21atUNLVW 52–⁠1414139260––
Nov 28vs.NevadaW 31–⁠142315427218
Dec 5vs.Air ForceW 27–⁠241690030264
Dec 24 ✦vs.CincinnatiW 42–⁠72599133119
2014 San Diego State 13 games, 1,867 rushing yards, 20 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 30vs.Northern ArizonaW 38–⁠719111233131
Sep 6atNorth CarolinaL 27–⁠3117100220518
Sep 20atOregon StateL 7–⁠281789115214
Sep 27vs.UNLVW 34–⁠17221674712−3
Oct 3atFresno StateL 13–⁠242494014––
Oct 10atNew MexicoW 24–⁠142024629317
Oct 18vs.Hawai’iW 20–⁠10251821471−4
Nov 1atNevadaL 14–⁠30138501913
Nov 8vs.IdahoW 35–⁠212614213913
Nov 15atBoise StateL 29–⁠3824147234328
Nov 21vs.Air ForceW 30–⁠1427131116114
Nov 29vs.San José StateW 38–⁠72126136117
Dec 23 ✦vs.NavyL 16–⁠1721112114442
2013 San Diego State 13 games, 752 rushing yards, 8 TD
DateOpponentResultCarYdsTDLongRecRec yds
Aug 31vs.Eastern IllinoisL 19–⁠4072508317
Sep 7atOhio StateL 7–⁠42318014118
Sep 21vs.Oregon StateL 30–⁠3441005353
Sep 28atNew Mexico StateW 26–⁠16191673431−2
Oct 4vs.NevadaW 51–⁠4411112172––
Oct 10atAir ForceW 27–⁠2017117147243
Oct 26vs.Fresno StateL 28–⁠351237011118
Nov 2vs.New MexicoW 35–⁠305140519
Nov 9atSan José StateW 34–⁠301078134118
Nov 16atHawai’iW 28–⁠211061130221
Nov 23vs.Boise StateW 34–⁠31122408429
Nov 30atUNLVL 19–⁠451387130310
Dec 21 ✦vs.BuffaloW 49–⁠242202––

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2017 Senior Bowl (South team, won 16–⁠15).

DrillCombine 2017Combine or pro day 2017
Height5′8¼″
Weight176 lb
Arm length29″
Hand size8½″
40-yard dash4.48 s
10-yard split1.54 sW
Vertical jump33½″
Broad jump9′9″
Bench press5 reps
20-yard shuttle4.46 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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